Fierce attacks rock Avdiivka and areas near Mariupol

A chemistry factory of the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region controlled by Ukrainian forces, seen during shelling by pro-Russian separatists on July 22, 2015. (GettyImages Photo)

According to the statistics, the situation near Mariupol was just as intense, if not worse. Ukraine registered 28 attacks in the area overnight.

The hotspots once again turned out to be Shyrokyne, Vodyane, Pavlopil and other villages. High-caliber artillery was active there, as well as in the Luhansk region, where the militants opened fire 17 times, including the attacks on Stanytsia Luhanska, where the withdrawal of troops still hasn't started.

Overall the combatants targeted Ukrainian soldiers 55 times in the past 24 hours.